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Mailbag: Finals or bust for the Hawks?
In the latest Mannix Mailbag, SI.com's Chris Mannix fields your questions from Twitter and touches on...
• Is this year Finals or bust for the Hawks? Atlanta has the best record in the East, but will it be satisfied with anything besides an Eastern Conference title and trip to the Finals?
• Can the Spurs repeat? San Antonio has won seven straight heading into Tuesday, are they peaking at the right time of the season?
• How will Paul George's return impact the Pacers? Can Indiana's recovering star lift the team to the playoffs?
• Kobe Bryant's future. Will the Lakers superstar play another two years or will he call it a career earlier?
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Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.